🚀 go-pugleaf

In <9212617.25046@mulga.cs.mu.OZ.AU> ggr@corowa.acci.com.au (Greg Rose) writes:

>... So I enquired about the
>deadline for nominations and discovered it was the 14th of April. My
>calendar said that was today! 

I recently received Vol 1 Issue 1 of "Open Forum", our new
publication.  I was most surprised to read on the last page in the fine
print of "Rules and By-Laws" filler that nominations for committee
positions will be accepted up until 14th April 1992.

I was surprised because I could not recall seeing any recent calls for
nominations.  Did I miss it?  I thought I read (well skimmed actually ;-)
all the recent AUUGN's.

What is happening with nominations?  I would be surprised (and
disappointed) if, given all the recent commentary on AUUG actitives,
that there weren't at least a few people who wanted to nominate for the
committee.

>So I hurriedly got a handwritten form
>nominating me for a committee member signed by a few people and rushed
>it to Rolf Jester, with whom I happened to be meeting that afternoon.

>I don't know why I hurried. The mail out still hasn't happened, and I
>am the only one who appears to have nominated for any position at all.

Maybe you are the only one who knows there is an election ;-)

>I think that the split is along the wrong axis. I think there are
>"oldies versus youngies",  ...

You can form an "oldies chapter". :-)

>But seriously, where are the hosts of other
>people who want to be on the committee and shape the direction of
>AUUG? 

I'm putting my nomination in (even though it is now late, according to
the by-laws).   

I really think the "call for nominations" should be wider than network
news and should be initiated by the committee.  Isn't that what we have
returning officers for?

When I can think of something coherent to say I will even post a
position statement to network news.

Are any of the current committee proposing to stand again?

Peter